Results for 'tatau'
tatau - to count
tātau - we; us; everyone
Me tīmata tātau i ngā mahi ināianei.
We had better start the work now.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Mā Tame e oma ki Tatau Iho.
Tame will run to Countdown.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Ka tuwherahia te tatau e te kaiako.
The door will be opened by the teacher.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Me haere tātau ki te marae hui ai.
Let's go to the marae in order to have a meeting.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Ka āhei tātau ki te haere ki te hui?
Are we allowed to go to the meeting?
Allowed to do something - āhei
He tatau tō te whare.
The house has a door.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Kāore te tatau e tuwherahia e te kaiako.
The door will not be opened by the teacher.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...
Me Ponga i hoki mai anō mā te tatau ōna i puta atu ai.
And Ponga came back in by the same door he had left by.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...
Ki te whiti te rā āpōpō, ka haere tātau ki tātahi.
If the sun shines tomorrow, we will go to the beach.
If using ki - ki
Ki te wehe moāta tātau, ka tae wawe tātau ki Kirikiriroa.
If we leave early, we will arrive in Hamilton on time.
If using ki - ki
Kia tae mai a Ataahua, ka peka atu tātau ki te kāinga o Taika.
When Ataahua arrives, we will stop by Taika's house.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka
Ki te kore te rā e whiti āpōpō, kāore tātau e haere.
If the sun does not shine tomorrow, we won't go.
If not... - ki te kore...
Me wehe tātau ināianei, kia kore ai tātau.
We had better leave now so we are not late.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
He aha tātau i kore ai e toa?
Why didn't we win?
Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?
Nā te aha tātau i kore ai e toa?
Why didn't we win?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?